Chapter 666 (1/2)
Norfolk shipyard, which has been expanded many times, is now more than ten times larger than it was ten years ago. The whole shipyard, together with the surrounding steel mills, processing plants, foundries and other supporting factories, has completely turned into a large industrial base bigger than Shangjing industrial base and Daqingshan industrial base.
On the riverway wharf outside the shipyard, there are eight majestic steel warships. On the northernmost side of the eight warships, there is the wharf of Carlos.
The nine Carlos class warships were named after Adria Carlos, the chief designer of the shipyard. The other eight warships were named after several major tribes of Yanhuang tribe.
Cherokee, Osage, sevens, Shawnee, Cheyenne, Chippewa, chocto and Crick are the names of these eight warships.
There is no difference between the eight warships and the Carlos. They are all outfitted according to the continuously improved standard of the Carlos after the hull is built.
Like the Cherokee, the last ship to launch, its displacement, firepower and speed are even more fierce than Carlos.
In addition to the Cherokee, the firepower carried by the other eight warships is the stern, the bow has four improved 105mm guns, a total of eight main guns, twelve improved 76mm guns as auxiliary guns, and sixteen 76mm mortars as rapid fire guns.
The multiple diameters of the improved 105mm and 76mm cannons have been increased to 40, which are standard cannons. With the increase of multiple diameter, the gun can have a longer range and higher accuracy.
Moreover, 105 cannons are equipped in two units. Taking into account the weight of the turret, turret and barrel, the weight of such a dual main gun is 12 tons. There are four dual main guns on the whole warship, and the weight of the main gun alone is close to 50 tons.
The weight of 12 tons is far less than that of the main gun on the battleship of later generations. For example, the double main gun turret of 381 mm used on the Bismarck battleship in World War II weighs 1100 tons. The double main gun on the Carlos can't even catch up with a fraction of the 15 inch double main gun, but in this era, such guns are extremely amazing.
Well, the weight of those big caliber fortress guns is much heavier than that of a single 105mm main gun, but can that mortar gun compare with the 105mm main gun?
If we compare the large caliber fortress gun of this era to the firerope gun, then the dual 105mm cannon equipped on the Carlos is equivalent to the 12.7mm heavy machine gun. There is such a big gap between the two
The 76mm cannon is also a twin gun. There are six 76mm twin turrets on the Carlos.
The most powerful Cherokee was equipped with six dual 105mm cannons, eight 76mm dual turrets and 24 76mm mortars.
In fact, although Cherokee was classified as a Carlos class warship, it was actually a new type of warship.
Once Cherokee can show its designed function in naval battle, this warship will become the standard of the next class steel warship of Yanhuang tribe Navy. At that time, this class warship will be named Cherokee class warship.
The Cherokee is a lap bigger than the other eight warships just by its appearance. If the Carlos class is built according to the template of later small destroyers, then the template of Cherokee is later medium destroyers.